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Spiaggia nera di San Giovanni Li Cuti

Catania, Sicily, Italy

Spiaggia nera di San Giovanni Li Cuti 3 photos

  • Porto di San Giovanni li Cuti

    Porto di San Giovanni li Cuti. kajikawa, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • San Giovanni li Cuti

    San Giovanni li Cuti. kajikawa, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • NERO FF LiCuti

    NERO FF LiCuti. kajikawa, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 4 pm, sunset 6:11 pm
8 am
7.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
10 am
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.6
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
7.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 4 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
18°C65°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
74 km/hmph W
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:11 pm
Today
7.6Great8 am85
8.2Great9 am85
9.0Excellent10 am85
9.5Excellent11 am53
9.5Excellent12 pm64
9.3Excellent1 pm85
9.6Excellent2 pm85
9.7Excellent3 pm106
8.6Excellent4 pm149
7.4Great5 pm149
8.9Excellent6 pm127
Sat
6.7Good8 am106
6.3Good9 am106
7.1Great10 am117
6.6Good11 am106
7.0Great12 pm106
6.9Good1 pm63
7.0Great2 pm42
6.7Good3 pm138
6.4Good4 pm117
6.4Good5 pm96
6.4Good6 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.5 m. High at 2 pm, -0.4 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, -0.3 mLow 7 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ftLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Drinking water20 m80 ft away
  • Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m650 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink73 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground230 m740 ft away
  • Boat ramp120 m390 ft away
  • Rentals3 within 500 m0.3 miCTGO
  • Entry feeFree

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m540 ftLauria-De Gasperi
Nearest town
2.5 km1.5 miCanalicchio (village)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAeroporto di Catania Fontanarossa (CTA)

Nearby places

  • CTGORental
    240 m800 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Spiaggia nera di San Giovanni Li Cuti.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 10%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 18%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 9%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%